I love celebrating birthdays, attending and throwing birthday parties, and making birthday cards. With that said, it was so easy to decide that I wanted my first kits to be birthday party inspired. My color inspiration for the card kits come from the yummy desserts:  Raspberry Truffle Cake and Blueberry Lime Parfait. Both kits will be available for purchase, through this website, starting Monday June 2, 2008. Here’s a sneak peek of what comes in each kit.

I’m making good progress on my “to-do list” and feel like I have a handle on the logistics of starting my company.

So far:

• Company named: check.

• Printer lined up: check.

• Selected paper stock: check.

• Contents of the cards kits decided: check.

• Logo designed: check.

• Custom blog: almost…check!

So, now on to the fun stuff…designing the first card kit collection. In my free time I’ve been looking and researching all things birthday. For me, nothing quite hits the mark. My vision: I love the elegant looks of damask fabrics but still love the bright colors that invoke a party feel. So, in taking that just a step further, I was thinking how neat a damask design would be if there is a little unexpected surprise hidden in it.

As a mom to a nine-month-old little girl, I’m a sucker for darling clothes! During a shopping trip yesterday afternoon I found this darling summer dress and fell in love with the design of it! I’m going to upload a photo of it to the creative brief for my blog. I hope it will help give my blog designers a little more direction on what my vision is for my blog, now that I’ve seen the magic they worked with my logo.

Over 120 years ago, Cherries Jubilee was a dish prepared especially for Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee Celebration by legendary French chef, Auguste Escoffier. Since then, this fancy flambéed dessert has been served all over the world at the finest restaurants. Well, it’s 2008 and time that Cherries Jubilee be updated. So, I’m here to introduce Card Kits by Cherries Jubilee Creations.

 Themed Card Kits will include:

• Six beautifully designed patterned papers, 2 of each.

• Sentiment strips and borders.

• A dash of assorted embellishments including ribbons, brads, and more.

• Six card bases that include sentiments printed on the inside.

Mix them all together and you’ll get 6 quick, easy, and dazzling hand made cards.

The pits in cherries and the flambéed surprise of Cherries Jubilee make this dessert very unexpected. I’ve designed these card kits to have the same unexpected surprise. We’re the first handmade card company to offer coordinating sentiments on the outside and inside of the card. Even as a writer, I’m sometimes at a loss of what to write inside the card. Well, Cherries Jubilee Creations takes the guesswork out of that. Not only can you make 6 different cards with each card kit, but each card comes with pre-printed sentiments inside. Just like cherries, it’s a little unexpected surprise.

I’m so excited to announce my new company, Cherries Jubilee Creations! The process of having my own business is finally coming into fruition; and I couldn’t be happier! More content and exciting things are to come! Please, check back often!